Definitions for skittishˈskɪt ɪʃ
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
skit•tishˈskɪt ɪʃ(adj.)
apt to start or shy:
a skittish horse.
restlessly or excessively lively:
a skittish mood.
fickle; uncertain.
shy; coy.
Origin of skittish:
1400–50; late ME, perh. der. of the Scand source of Scots skite (see skitter ); see -ish1
skit′tish•ness(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
skittish, flighty, spooky, nervous(adj)
unpredictably excitable (especially of horses)
Wiktionary
skittish(Adjective)
Easily scared or startled; timid.
The cat likes people he knows, but he is skittish around strangers.
skittish(Adjective)
wanton; changeable; fickle
Skittish Fortune's hall. uE000164776uE001 Shakespeare.
Webster Dictionary
Skittish(verb)
easily frightened; timorous; shy; untrustworthy; as, a skittish colt
Skittish(verb)
wanton; restive; freakish; volatile; changeable; fickle
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